Key Information
You will find key information on Presentations, Notices and Important Dates below. This section is updated frequently with the latest information pertaining to the eCert Platform and Industry.
SA Citrus Exports up 50% to USA – News24
Record-breaking export season for South African Citrus – IOL
Invitation of Virtual DALRRD and PPECB Citrus Pre-Season Workshops – (2021-03-02) – (DALRRD)
Media Statement: Minister Didiza Congratulates the Citrus Industry – (2021-02-02) – (DALRRD)
Notice: Kempton Park Issuing Office – Temporary Closure – (2020-12-27) – (DALRRD)
Invitation to attend Post-Season Phyto Workshop for Citrus Export Season 2019/2020 – (2020-11-14) – (DALRRD)
eCert & Titan Joint Communications for the Deciduous Season – (2020-10-30) – (DALRRD/eCert/PPECB)
eCert Presentation – Table Grapes 2020/2021 – (2020-10-08) – (eCert/PPECB)
Standard Operating-Procedure on Official Export Certification of Regulated Agricultural-Products (Revised) – (09-2020) – (DALRRD)
Support Services for Phytosanitary Certification – (2020-07-28) – (DALRRD)
Security Paper For Phytosanitary Certification – (2020-07-13) – DALRRD
Announcement to the Export Industry – Cape Town Issuing Office – Temporary Closure – (2020-05-08) – DALRRD
eCert & Titan 2.0 – Joint Communication – eInspect & TUR – (08.05.2020) – DALRRD
Guideline for Transmission of Phytosanitary Certificates by Email – (09.04.2020) – DALRRD
Implementation of eCertification Platform for Phytosanitary Certification – (16.03.2020) – DALRRD
eCert Stakeholders Meeting – (19.02.2020) – Stellenbosch
CRI Post Harvest Workshop – eCert Presentation – (03,02,2020)
eCert/DALRRD – Coordinating Meeting – (13.11.2019)
Annual Citrus Coordinating Meeting – (13.11.2019) – Nelspruit
eCert End User Training Workshop – (24.10.2019)
eCert Table Grapes Notice – Implementation Notice – (08.10.2019)
eCert Implementation Workshop – (26.09.2019)
eCert Implementation Workshop – (27.08.2019)
Cold Chain Pre-Season – Robertson – (2020/2021)
Q136 – Container Service Confirmation
Deciduous Pre-Season – (2020/2021)
TITAN 2.0 – Pre-Season – (2021)
National Depots – Contact List – (2020)
Q22 – Shipping Pulp Temperature
Ordinary Handling Protocol – HP29 – Handling Procedures for Stone Fruit
eCert Presentation – (2020-10-27)
TITAN 2.0® Integration between TITAN 2.0® & eCert TUR – (14.04.2020) – PPECB
TITAN 2.0® Manual Inspection System (MIS) – (14.04.2020) – PPECB
TITAN 2 0® Tracking Unit Register Inspections and Re-Inspections Update – (06.04.2020) – PPECB
TITAN 2.0 – Architecture – (16.01.2020) – PPECB
TITAN 2.0 – Full Export Process – (30.01.2020) – PPECB
CRI – No 307 – Consumer Assurance Updater – (2020-11-13)
CRI – No 308 – FMS Changes 2021 – (2020-12)
CRI – FMS Citrus 2021 – (2020-11-12)
DAFF / DALRRD – eCertification / ePhyto
1 April 2020 – Plant-Based Products
All plant-based products are to complete an electronic phytosanitary certificate (ePhyto) using the eCert Platform – https://app.ecert.co.za/
Citrus Industry:
For the citrus industry, the timelines remain as those previously communicated, specific
All citrus exports will be handled using the eLOT Notice, PHC Quality, PHC Phyto, eINSPECT, eCert process from 1 April 2020.
eLot Process and TUR (Tracking Unit Register) from 1 April 2020 with an onboarding period up until 15 May 2020
Other Fruit Industries:
For other fruit Industries:
From the 1st April 2020, all fruit industries will be obliged to use the eLOT Notice, PHC Quality, PHC Phyto, eINSPECT and eCert.
1 November 2019 – Table Grape Industry:
The eCertification module was implemented from 1 November 2019
eCert Platform Organogram – (27.01.2020)
eCert Organogram (Team Members) – (10.2020)